Ryan Stegman Archive

For a comprehensive gallery of all of the images featured on Chasing Amazing, along with other cool visuals I stumble upon while surfing the internet, be sure to follow my Pinterest page. Here are some visuals from my Ryan Stegman Spider-Man Art gallery, which are all images illustrated by Stegman in

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For the past year and change, the “Superior” status quo has made the Spider-verse a topsy turvy place – you know, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria! And yet, after 14 months of Otto Octavius’s presence inside of Peter Parker’s body, I think his appearance in

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We have just recently concluded arguably one of the most controversial and polarizing years in the history Spider-Man comics. We got the “death” of Peter Parker, the beginning of the “Superior” era, a host of new series like Superior Foes of Spider-Man and Superior Carnage, and the re-branding of

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As many Chasing Amazing readers and Superior Spider-Talk podcast listeners should hopefully note, I attended New York Comic Con earlier this month. In addition to carrying the numerous Marvel panels, I also collected interviews with various creators who are working on current Spider-Man titles, or have contributed to the

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When the Superior Spider-Man era kicked off in January, I was certainly intrigued by a series that focused on long-time villain Otto Octavius learning how to be a “hero,” via the great power/great responsibility credo of his “sworn enemy” Peter Parker, but I also wondered if such a concept

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My Friday session at New York Comic Con mainly consisted of me fighting through the ever-growing crowds (I’m really shuddering to think what the Saturday session is going to look like) to talk with more creators for Superior Spider-Talk. Fortunately, using interviews obtained as my metric, it ended up

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Superior Spider-Man #18 is an instance where the more time passes from my initial read, the more issues I seem to have with the comic’s plot progression, characterization, artwork and overall structure. It actually pains me a bit that I feel this way because after the mediocre “No Escape”

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Superior Spider-Man #9 was promoted by Marvel and the issue’s creative team as being filled with controversy. It also happens to be my favorite issue of this young series, and perhaps Dan Slott’s finest hour writing Spider-Man comics. I’ve honestly given up trying to figure out why there is

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It’s rare for a comic book to bring me such joy and frustration simultaneously as Superior Spider-Man #2, but the heart wants what the heart wants, so while I can’t necessarily sing the issues praises from the rooftops like I did when the series debuted last month, I’m also

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“If I ventured in the slipstream Between the viaducts of your dream Where immobile steel rims crack And the ditch in the back roads stop Could you find me? Would you kiss my eyes? To lay me down In silence easy To be born again”  –        Van Morrison  :::Slow

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